Monday, January 31, 2011

Ah, something that your dear Dezz and one of his angels, Flixy, have been fighting for years now has finally happened: Henry Cavill is officially the new Superman!!!! Warner Bros. has announced that the super talented young actor from THE TUDORS will take the lead role in Zack Snyder's upcoming reboot of SUPERMAN. Zack Snyder (300, WATCHMEN, LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS) is super excited with the choice of Cavill as someone who will wear the red and blue costume of the famous Man of Steel.

Charming Cavill is having other great films coming out soon: spectacular ancient Greek epicIMMORTALS in which he will play the famous hero Theseus and exciting thriller THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY alongside Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. He is, as you know, the winner of WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT JAMES BOND poll here at HOLLYWOOD SPY :)

The famous soap opera DALLAS is coming back to TV screens, since TNT is making the new series based on the younger generation of the greedy Ewing family. Some of the old characters are coming back, so we shall again see Patrick Duffy as Bobby, Linda Gray as Sue Ellen, and Larry Hagman as the naughty J.R. The show will follow the offspring of bitter rivals - J.R.’s son, John Ross, and Bobby and Pamela's adopted son, Christopher, who clash over the future of the Ewing

dynasty while the fate of Southfork itself weighs in the balance. Young Jordana Brewster is the first name in the new cast and she will play Elena, the gorgeous daughter of the ranch’s cook who is in a love triangle with Christopher and John.

Italian director Michele Soavi is starting the production on his adventurous epic TREASURE OF POMPEII this spring and he wants Nicolas Cage in the lead role. Planned as an adventure for kids similar to the cult film GOONIES, the story in POMPEII will follow adventures of some boys in Pompeii, the dead Roman city near the Vesuvius volcano, while searching for a hidden treasure.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

A few days ago I asked myself what is that dashing lad Lee Pace doing now after we fell in love with him in the early deceased TV show PUSHING DAISIES, A SINGLE MAN and Tarsem's THE FALL, one of the visually most striking films in history.

Well, beside starring in TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN , Lee Pace will also play in 30 BEATS (in which a first encounter sparks a series of intimate and comedic moments linking ten New Yorkers in a chain reaction of love and desire. The film will be full of sinfully gorgeous young people- click if you don't believe me) and THE RESIDENT (a spooky thriller with Hilary Swank and Christopher Lee about a young doctor who suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft and learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her).

SHORT HEADLINES As your HOLLYWOOD SPY wrote almost a year ago, some new rumors say that Robin Williams could join THE DARK NIGHT RISES as the new villain. Apparently he might battle Batman as Hugo Strange, together with Tom Hardy as Bane and Anne Hathaway as CatWoman.

Check out the lovely trailer for BEGGINERS, a film which imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver (Ewan McGregor). Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna (Mélanie Laurent) only months after his father Hal (Christopher Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who, following 44 years of marriage, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal's new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

And I would like to congratulate Novak Djokovic on winning Australian Open today, he made Serbia proud again! And it's Arlee Bird's birthday today, so head over to his place and tell him I've sent you with a cake :)

Sarah Jessica Parker, Frankie Muniz, Jon Bon Jovi, Til Schweiger, Sofía Vergara, Hilary Swank, Abigail Breslin... has just added three more names - Josh Duhamel, Ice Cube and Ryan Seacrest. The romantic film will follow the intertwining stories of several New York City residents as they navigate through the New Year's Eve holiday. According to "MovieWeb" Josh Duhamel will play one of the lead characters, a hopeless romantic who is looking for a date to a New Year's Eve party. He has an ulterior motive, though, as he is really trying to connect with a mystery woman at last year's party.

The angels in ABC's new CHARLIE'S ANGELS show have been cast: Rachael Taylor will play the youngest Angel, Abby, the daughter of a white-collar criminal and a skilled con artist. Annie Ilonzeh portrays Kate, an ex-cop and martial arts master. Minka Kelly will play Marisa, a former Marine and weapons expert, who is also a neat freak. Gorgeous girls, hope they can act, I can't take my eyes off the pictures above :)

SHORT HEADLINESJudi Dench will officially play the big boss M in the new JAMES BOND film. Young Saoirse Ronan (THE LOVELY BONES) has officially joined THE HOBBIT in the unknown role.

Now this is strange, among Eric Bana, Tom Hardy and many other big names in Hollywood, Timur Bekmambetov has chosen rather unknown and muscly (click to see yourself) Benjamin Walker (FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, mostly known as the fiancé of actress Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep’s oldest daughter) to play the American president in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER the adaptation of Seth Grahame Smith's novel which shows Lincoln fighting the forces of the undead during the Civil War.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Now this is one great voice cast: Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law and Isla Fisher will give their voices to DreamWorks' new animated 3D epic RISE OF THE

GUARDIANS. Based on the series of children books, which are yet to be published, the film follows a group of heroic childhood legends, each with extraordinary abilities. When Pitch (Jude Law), an evil spirit akin to the boogeyman, lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world. Hugh Jackman will be Bunnymund (the Easter Bunny), Alec Baldwin is North (Santa Claus) and Isla Fisher is Tooth (the Tooth Fairy). The super charming film with interesting plot should come out some time in 2012.

SHORT HEADLINES As HOLLYWOOD SPY predicted before, Michael Fassbender has officially signed to star in PROMETHEUS, the prequel to Ridley Scott's ALIEN. He will play an android. Viggo Mortensen has officially signed to play the huntsman in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN in which Charlize Theron should play the Evil Queen while young and beautiful Emily Browning (SUCKER PUNCH) has just auditioned last week for the role of Snow White.

According to "Heat Vision" Marc Webb, who is currently directing SPIDER-MAN reboot, will direct AGE OF RAGE, a sophisticated sci-fi movie set in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died and a group of teens sets about trying to establish a new society. Mark Heyman (BLACK SWAN) is currently writing the script for the ambitious futuristic film.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Even though there are years before we see Ron Howard's adaptation of Stephen King's famous sf saga DARK TOWER, we've already seen a lot of stars in the list of possible lead actors including Hugh Jackman,

Jon Hamm, and the two biggest contenders Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen, but according to "Beyond Hollywood" they now have an extremely strong rival. Fresh Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner, hyper talented Christian Bale could also get the role of the famous gunslinger Roland Deschain. He actually sounds like the best choice if you ask me! Always loved him in all of his roles and he could use a big new role in a big new saga which will have three movies and two seasons of TV show.

SHORT HEADLINES ABC has ordered a pilot for the new TV series called POE, which will follow the famous writer employing unusual methods to solve crimes in the 19th century Boston.

Ah, here's a super crazy plot: THE DETAILS will be a weird comedy starring Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Ray Liotta, about a family who discovers raccoons living in their backyard. As they try to eradicate the vandals, a chain reaction of infidelities, extortion, organ donation and murder ensues. Now, everybody knows how much I adore raccoons, the sweetest creatures ever!

Check out the first pictures from the unusual fantasy film we've never heard of before. Produced by American World Pictures and Bron Studios JABBERWOCKY (what a horrible title) will be an epic fantasy film starring Tahmoh Penikett (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), Michael Worth (ACAPULCO H.E.A.T.), Kacey Barnfield (RESIDENT EVIL), Raffaello Degruttola, Steven Waddington, Richard Riddell, Ian Virgo, and directed by Steven

R. Monroe. The film chronicles the story of a young squire (Michael Worth) who, alongside his brother (Tahmoh Penikett), must become a warrior to save his people and the woman he loves (Kacey Barnfield) after a horrific beast is unleashed on the Kingdom. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing this will be a TV movie or a mini-series.

Ah, have you noticed that according to my FLAG COUNTER (in the bottom of the left side-bar) HOLLYWOOD SPY has reached and surpassed its 300,000 visitor? I'm beyond happy. I remember how last year, when we were celebrating 50,000 visitor somebody said that they're sure we would reach 100,000 till

the end of 2010, and look at this - we've made that number three times bigger. The average number of readers has jumped in January again, and is now between 1,200 and 1,700 readers every day, with the record of 7,000 visitors in one day still remaining in September 2010. HOLLYWOOD SPY has also been read by people from 196 different countries around the world! So, I must thank you my little freaks. Not just for making all those numbers so high and still rising, but also for giving me, and my penguins, love and support on a daily basis. What also makes me happy is when I see how many of you have become friends meeting each other here at your favourite film site. HOLLYWOOD SPY loves you and there's nothing you can do about it :) Keep on being gorgeous and charming as you are.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

A fresh Oscar nominee James Franco has been offered a role in LOVELACE, a movie about the famous porn star Linda Lovelace who will be played by Kate Hudson. According to "MovieWeb" Franco will

play her pornographer husband. Linda Lovelace was the star of the infamous porn film DEEP THROAT, and after leaving the porn career behind her she accused her husband of coercing her into prostitution and pornography through bullying, beatings and even hypnotism.

Are you excited about the upcoming fantasy/action extravaganza SUCKER PUNCH by visual genius Zack Snyder which premieres this March? The fresh new character posters have just been published showing Emily Browning as Baby Doll, Vanessa Hudgens as Blondie, Jena Malone as Rocket and Jamie Chung as Amber. As you know SUCKER PUNCH is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides

the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what's real and what is imaginary. She has been locked away against her will, but Babydoll (Emily Browning) has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four other young girls, the outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), the street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), the fiercely loyal

Amber (Jamie Chung) and the reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish), to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm). Led by Babydoll, the girls engage in fantastical warfare against everything from samurais to serpents, with a virtual arsenal at their disposal. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

It seems this will be the day of HOLLYWOOD SPY'S favourite actors! First here's a great cast for a not so interesting movie: MARGIN CALL will have Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany (my favourite), Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto (my favourite),

Penn Badgley, Simon Baker and Stanley Tucci in its cast. Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, this will be a thriller entangling the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.

Here's the crazy news of the day: according to AICN, two MATRIX 3D films are currently in the works. According to mysterious rumors, Keanu Reeves had a meeting with the Wachowski brothers during Christmas and they have completed their secret work on the scripts for two new sequels which would bring us back to the crazy world of MATRIX.

THE LEDGE, a film with great cast which premiered last week at Sundance Festival has been bought for national distribution. In this race-against-time thriller, the opposing philosophies of two men embroiled in a complicated love triangle with a beautiful woman (Lyv Tyler) escalate into a lethal battle of wills. Ultimately, the believer (Patrick Wilson-my favourite) forces the non-believer (Charlie Hunnam) onto the ledge of a tall building. He gives him one hour to make a choice between his own life and someone else's, a while a policeman (Terrence Howard) tries to convince him to come down. Without faith of an afterlife, will he be capable of such a sacrifice? The film also stars Christopher Gorham (my favourite).

PS, I know most of you will hate me for this :) - but I'm soooo glad Nolan didn't get a nomination for an Oscar today :)

Monday, January 24, 2011

Since you know how your HOLLYWOOD SPY loves epics and historical adventures, one of my most anticipated films of 2011 is the Roman epic THE EAGLE (previously titled THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH), which is going to

premiere in cinemas February 25th with great cast including Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Donald Sutherland, Denis O’Hare, Douglas Henshall, Paul Ritter, Ben O’Brien, Tahar Rahim ... The film is directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, STATE OF PLAY).

The story starts in 140 AD, when two men, master and slave, venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism… 20 years earlier, Rome’s 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under

the command of Flavius Aquila (Donald Sutherland), marched north carrying their treasured golden Eagle emblem. They never returned; Legion and Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Hearing a rumor that the Eagle has been seen in a tribal temple in the far north, Flavius’ son Marcus (Channing Tatum), determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, is galvanized into

action. Accompanied only by his slave Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia, the vast and dangerous highlands of Scotland, to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father’s memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem the hallowed Eagle of the Ninth. Along the way Marcus realizes that the mystery of his father’s disappearance may well be linked to the secret of his own slave’s identity and loyalty – a secret all the more pressing when the two come face-to-face with the warriors of the fearsome Seal Prince (Tahar Rahim).

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Your HOLLYWOOD SPY is taking part today in Alex J. Cavanaugh's TOP TEN COUNTDOWN music blogfest, but since you probably expect from my Royal Naughtiness to break the rules, I really must indulge you :) So instead of all time favourite list, this is HOLLYWOOD SPY'S TOP 30 BEST SONGS OF 2010.

The songs I've been singing and dancing to last year, the songs which made me happy and the videos I loved! What were your favourite songs from the last year? Your favourite lyrics?

1.KERI HILSONI LikeHey there pure star lets go way too far, heart flips up and down,
dancing on sleezy ground, I like, I like, you've got me down right electrified, don't stop the ride, I like, I like ... Whenever I hear Keri's song I just wanna make some sweet sweet love, it's so sensual and seductive. There, now you know how to seduce your spy ;) 2.ONE REPUBLICAll The Right MovesDo you think I'm special? Do you think I'm nice? Am I bright enough to shine in your spaces? Between the noise you hear, and the sounds you like or are we just sinking in the ocean of faces?3.LADY GAGABad Romance4.TINIE TEMPAH & ERIC TURNERWritten In The StarsWritten in the stars, a million miles away, a message to the main, seasons come and go but I will never change, and I’m on my way ... The best male vocals of the year from Eric Turner!5.ENRIQUE IGLESIASTaking Back My Love6. HURTSWonderful Life7.NELLY Only Just A Dream8. LADY GAGAAlejandro9. TIMBALAND Morning AfterDark10. HURTSBetter Than Love11. THE SCRIPTBreakEvenI'm still alive but I'm barely breathing, just prayin' to a god that I don't believe in, cos I got time while she's got freedom, cos when a heart breaks no it don't break even ...12. ADAM LAMBERTWhattaya Want From Me13. ONE REPUBLICSecrets14. B.O.B. & HAYLEY WILLIAMSAirPlanesCan we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars? I could really use a wish right now... 15. JAMES MORRISONPlease Don't Stop The Rain

16. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & NICOLE SCHERZINGERHeartBeat17. CHERYL COLEPromise This18. BRUNO MARSGrenade19. HURTSStayYou say goodbye in the pouring rain, and I break down as you walk away. Stay! stay!Cause all my life I felt this way, but I could never find the words to say. Stay! stay!

20. ADAM LAMBERTIf I Had You21. LEONA LEWISHappySomeone once told me that you have to choose what you win or lose, you can't have everything, don't you take chances, might feel the pain, don't you love in vain ...22. NE YOOne In A Million23. ALICIA KEYSTry Sleeping With A Broken Heart24. BEYONCESweet Dreams Beautiful Nightmare25. CHERYL COLEParachute26. USHERDJ Got Us Falling In Love Again27. TONI BRAXTONYesterday28. PINKFunHousePictures framing up the past, your taunting smirk behind the glass, this museum full of ash, once a tickle now a rash. This used to be a funhouse, but now it's full of evil clowns, it's time to start the countdown, I'm gonna burn it down... 29. USHERO.M.G.30. KELLY ROWLANDCommander

After much drama around the project which was rejected by all big TV stations, David E. Kelley's pilot for WONDER WOMAN has been picked up by NBC! NBC has first rejected the pilot because the

price for licensing rights to bring the famous super hero to TV was very high. But now it seems we shall see the pilot in September 2011. The new WONDER WOMAN will apparently be more serious, and less tacky but Wonder Woman will still have her truth lasso, her bullet-deflecting cuffs, and her invisible plane.

According to "MovieWeb" Anthony Hopkins could play legendary director Alfred Hitchcock in a biopic which will center on famous filmmaker's efforts in trying to make his horror classic

PSYCHO, which no studio wanted to make. This lead to Hitchcock financing the movie himself. The story will also focus on the director's relationship with his wife.

Sf film LOOPER, which I mentioned a few times before is getting more and more actors. Jeff Daniels and Piper Perabo have just joined the cast which already includes Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon Levitt ... As you remember the sf action will follow assassins who use time travel to send the bodies of their victims back to the past.

According to "Playlist" Nicole Kidman is planning a remake of the 1973 dramedy LOVE AND PAIN AND THE WHOLE DAMN THING. If you remember, directed by Alan J. Pakula, the original movie centered on two tourists who fall in love in Spain, despite their reservations about long-term possibilities. Kidman will play the lead role and she will produce the film through her film company which scored success last year with her critically acclaimed drama RABBIT HOLE.

QUESTION OF THE DAY have you noticed that Jennifer Lopez still doesn't have a single vote in our current poll? I would actually feel sorry for her if she wasn't a lady who wears poor animal carcasses on her and calls it fashion!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Wow, this is a super strange combination: Clint Eastwood will direct the remake of A STAR IS BORN in which pop diva (and a lovely actress) Beyonce will play the lead role. You probably remember the previous version with Barbra Streisand in the story which centers on an aging movie star who has an affair with a younger singer/actress whose stock is on the rise. According to fresh rumors, Warner Bros. really wants Will Smith to take the lead male role.

SHORT HEADLINESGreg Kinnear has joined Pierce Brosnan and Sarah Jessica Parker in I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT.Johnny Depp might take the lead role in the prequel OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL instead of Robert Downey Jr.

One of HOLLYWOOD SPY's favourite young actors, Alex Pettyfer (I AM NUMBER FOUR, BEASTLY, NOW) has been offered the lead role in the film adaptation of the bestselling fantasy saga MORTAL INSTRUMENTS according to "Playlist". Directed by Scott Stewart (LEGION, PRIEST) and starring Lily Collins, Phil's daughter, the film will follow a girl who discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world. When her mother disappears, she must join a daring group of young Shadowhunters on an adventure, which leads her through a city filled with mischievous fairies, eccentric

warlocks, werewolf gangs and other strange creatures.

There's a new epic fantasy adventure coming our way in 2012. SINBAD: ROGUE OF MARS will be the first part of the new animated trilogy in which Sinbad and his crew will find a magical urn and will then get transported to another planet by a ruthless and vengeful Jinn bent on freeing his race who have been imprisoned for millennia and then laying waste to the ones responsible. The film will be based on the graphic novel which should come out this April.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Although there were rumors that Michael Sheen could be the new villain in JAMES BOND 23, according to "MovieWeb" the villain might be a female after all. It seems that the studio again wants Rachel Weisz to join Daniel Craig and play the evil head of the sinister organization behind

the villainy in CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Now this would all be very intriguing since Rachel Weisz and Craig have been having a secret love affair after she divorced her husband Darren Aronofsky. And what's even more interesting, and what most other sites forget but not your HOLLYWOOD SPY, is that Rachel had a love relationship back in the past with the director of the new Bond film Sam Mendes, who even made his ex wife Kate Winslet mad with his friendship with his ex lover Weisz. The new Bond film is tentatively titled RED SKY AT NIGHT.

SHORT HEADLINES Warner Bros. is planning remakes of LETHAL WEAPONS, TARZAN and THE DIRTY DOZEN. CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER trailer will premiere during Super Bowl. The nepotism never stops in the Smith family - Will wants his daughter Willow to play ANNIE in a remake. Check out the first photo of Michael Fassbender as Magneto in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS.

A few days ago I asked myself what is that dear Brit Rupert Friend (also known as the boyfriend of that skinny English girl Keira Knightly), whose acting

was so captivating, perfectly balanced and charming in THE YOUNG VICTORIA, doing now? He will join Rhys Ifans and Bill Nighy in THE BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC, a story which was proclaimed the best unproduced script of the year some time ago, and it follows a reclusive author (Felicity Jones, a British actress who could also star in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN with Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender) who shuns the outside world and spends most of her time compulsively tidying up her flat. But when she ventures out to the local library, she meets a slapdash inventor (Rupert Friend) who loves chaos and enjoys dashing through the library aisles, much to the chagrin of the librarian.

Now, I shall leave you staring at Rachel's and Rupert pics for at least half hour ...

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Josh Lucas has just joined the cast of Clint Eastwood's new drama J.EDGAR which already includes Leo DiCaprio, Judi Dench, Armie Hammer ... In the film about the famous head of The

Bureau of Investigation, Lucas will play famous pilot Charles Lindbergh, whose son's disappearance and murder was investigated by J.Edgar Hoover. As you know Josh Lucas is also in the run for the lead in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER.

SHORT HEADLINES As you've probably heard since yesterday, the actress who is getting all the possible roles in Hollywood these days, Anne Hathaway is officially the new CatWoman in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES while Tom Hardy will play the villain Bane. Sony will make SEX ON THE MOON, a

film about a young aspiring scientist who thumbed his nose at authority by planning to steal moon rocks from his NASA employer for the love of his girlfriend. John Lithgow will play Barney's mysterious father in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.

As you know, the sequel for the successful blockbuster G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA is currently being written, and it won't be directed by Stephen Sommers again, but what is official is that Korean hunk Lee Byung-hun will reprise his role of the magnificent Storm Shadow, a ninja from the team of villains who always wears dashing white outfits. The shooting of the action adventure should start sometime this June. Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols and others should all come back to the sequel as well since their original contracts predicted a possible second gig too.

Here's another interesting cast: A VIEW FROM A BRIDGE will have Anthony LaPaglia playing Carbone, a dockworker who is unhappily married to Beatrice (Vera Farmiga) while raising their niece Catherine (Mia Wasikowska). When Beatrice's cousins visit from Italy and become enamored with Catherine, Eddie becomes consumed with jealousy and rage. The adaptation of the Arthur Miller's play will also include Sam Neill and young Sebastian Stan.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

After a long search, STARZ has found their new Spartacus, a man who will replace Andy Whitfield in the second season of their super popular epic series SPARTACUS BLOOD AND SAND. The lucky guy is young Liam McIntyre, whom HOLLYWOOD SPY has mentioned before as the possible candidate. The Australian actor will now play the Thracian warrior sold into slavery in the

Roman Republic, after which he became the champion of the arena, and then he lead the slave revolt which we've seen in the end of the first season. We've seen McIntyre in TV series THE PACIFIC, NEIGHBOURS and he will, as producers said, take Spartacus forward instead of just replacing Whitfield.

SHORT HEADLINESJohnny Depp is officially playing Tonto in the film adaptation of LONE RANGER. Darren Aronofsky (THE FOUNTAIN, BLACK SWAN) may direct BATMAN 4. Last year's blockbuster RED will get it's sequel bringing Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis and John Malkovich together again, the writers have been already hired.

The most talked about piece of news since yesterday is the first picture from the upcoming mutant film X-MEN: FIRST CLASS which shows all the members of the cast together in their costumes. You can see Michael Fassbender as Magneto, James McAvoy as Professor Xavier, January Jones as the White Queen in a superhot costume, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert,

Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Oliver Platt as Man In Black, Caleb Landry as Banshee, Lucas Till as Havoc, Edi Gathegi as Darwin, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Zoe Kravitz as Angel and Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw. The film premieres this June.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Ah, the second part of WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT JAMES BOND was basically a huge battle between Alex O'Loughlin's and Henry Cavill's fans. Both are charming gentlemen, but in the end Henry Cavill won with 30% of your votes leaving Alex O'Loughlin in the second place with 29% of your votes.Young Luke Evans got amazing 11% of 360 total votes.

What makes Henry Cavill so special in the sea of celebrity hunks is that differently from most of them who carry the vibe of naughty rebels and sexy bad boys, Henry bears the positive charisma, he's the good guy, the guy next door all girls want to marry and live with him happily ever after. The world noticed him in

his amazing role of Duke Charles Brandon in the mesmerizing historical saga THE TUDORS. After that the doors of Tinseltown have opened up for him and he now has two big new movies set for release in the future: he will be the brave Perseus in Tarsem Singh's ancient Greek epic IMMORTALS this November, and he will take the lead role in THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY alongside Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. You've also seen him in STARDUST, TRISTAN AND ISOLDE, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO ... His dream role is to play Alexander the Great and that is now HOLLYWOOD SPY's biggest dream too :) He auditioned for the lead roles in BATMAN BEGINS (but lost to Christian Bale), TWILIGHT (as Edward, but was considered too old), SUPERMAN (lost to Brandon Routh) and JAMES BOND (lost to Daniel Craig) and this is why they call him the most unlucky man in Hollywood. But his time is coming ... he will be HUGE.

Alex O' Loughlin is pretty much an Australian Gerard Butler - a super charming and stunningly dashing macho man with magnetic looks and a charisma which freezes the screen instantly and you see no one else in the scene but him. He has a humongous fan base around the world even though he hasn't yet conquered Hollywood. He is mostly known for his role in the popular TV show HAWAII FIVE-O

(otherwise known as a 45 minutes long weekly hunkfest), but I'm guessing the whole world stopped turning around to stare at him back in 2010 when he took the lead male role in Jennifer Lopez's romantic comedy THE BACK UP PLAN - and now nobody remembers the plan, the back up, that Lopez woman ... everyone remembers the famous scene in it with Alex (click to see what I mean).Before all that Alex appeared in some other TV shows - CRIMINAL MINDS, MOONLIGHT, THE SHIELD. He actually really WAS a candidate for the role of James Bond before it went to Daniel Craig who might lose the role soon because rumor has it Clive Owen will be 007 in JAMES BOND 24. He's a close friend with another TV hunk Jonathan Rhys Meyers from THE TUDORS. For many years Alex was in love relationship with famous

Serbian/Australian singer and actress Holly Valance.

And now, before we go to the third part of the James Bond poll, let us take a break with THE BEST ROMANTIC ACTRESS poll. I know you all love romantic comedies whether you like to admit it or not :) so, who's the queen of hearts in Hollywood: Sandra Bullock (WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, THE PROPOSAL, TWO WEEKS NOTICE), Reese Witherspoon (LEGALLY BLONDE, FOUR CHRISTMASES), Jennifer Aniston (LOVE HAPPENS, THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, THE BOUNTY HUNTER), Katherine Heigl (THE UGLY TRUTH, KILLERS, 27 DRESSES), Amanda Seyfried (DEAR JOHN, LETTERS TO JULIET, MAMMA MIA), Amy Adams (LEAP YEAR, ENCHANTED), Jennifer Lopez (MAID IN MANHATTAN, ANGEL EYES) or Drew Barrymore (NEVER BEEN KISSED, MUSIC AND LYRICS, 50 FIRST DATES, EVER AFTER). You can vote as much as you like next two weeks!

Are you excited about the two biggest super hero movies this year - Kenneth Branagh's THOR starring Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Ray Stevenson, (which will follow The MightyThor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war so he is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous

villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth) and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (which will follow Steve Rogers who grew up a frail youth in a poor family and who enlists in the army when the Nazi threat appears in Europe after which they make a super hero out of him with some Super-Soldier Serum and "vita-rays". Armed with his indestructible shield the newly born Captain America starts his war against evil) with Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones and Dominic Cooper. If not, maybe these two new pictures showing both of them in action will get you excited before they premiere this summer in cinemas?

"Beyond Hollywood" has released the third, super exciting, trailer for the upcoming epic television series GAME OF THRONES, which will start this April on HBO. Staring Sean Bean, Jason Momoa and Lena

Headey, it will follow seven noble families which fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Political and sexual intrigue abound. The primary families are the Stark, Lannister, and Baratheon families. Robert Baratheon, King of Westeros, asks his old friend Eddard Stark to serve as his chief advisor. Eddard, suspecting that his predecessor had been murdered, accepts so that he can investigate further. It turns out more than one family is plotting to take the throne. The Queen's family, the Lannisters, may be hatching an incestuous plot to take control. Across the sea, the last surviving members of the previously deposed ruling family, the Targaryens, are also plotting a return to power. The conflict between these families and others, including the Greyjoys, the Tullys, the Arryns, and the Tyrells, leads to war. Meanwhile, in the north, an ancient evil awakens. Amidst war and the political confusion, a brotherhood of misfits, The Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and the horrors beyond.